Yellow & Purple Sightings, and Color Confusion

I was just perusing the site of Olde World Wear, and what do you know? A gorgeous gown in deep purple and pale yellow (or pale gold, if you want to quibble; here's a direct link.) That purple looks a little more red than mine... and the amazing seamstress married the purple and gold with accents throughout the piece, which I'm not sure is an option for me. I mean, sure, if I were crazy I could put violet beads at the intersection of every diamond in the Coriander... but I'm not that crazy. Am I?

Hm. Maybe a little beaded girdle belt. That could do it.

In further musings, I have been looking at the shepherdess painting again, and I'm beginning to wonder if I just haven't completely misjudged the color of the overgown. I was sure it was gold... but there's an awful lot of red in that skirt. Should I be looking for a red/gold shot silk instead? And how would *that* look with purple?

Hm. Maybe I should just go with something a little more brassy in tone. Or the girdle belt....